| At the Beacon Theater, Manhattan, New York. | | | | The orchestra has 50 performers, and many of |
| New Tang Dynasty TV (NTDTV) is presenting | | | | them are award winning musicians and first class |
| Holiday Wonders at the Beacon Theater on | | | | national artists from China. |
| Broadway, Dec. 19-24. This will be the first | | | | âThe theater has excellent acoustics and |
| occasion for a Chinese symphony orchestra to | | | | the audience will experience a world premier of |
| accompany a performance in the Beacon Theater. | | | | original music, combining the best of East and |
| Audiences will experience both the splendor of | | | | West,â said Chen Rutang, the Orchestra's |
| Western symphony as well as traditional Chinese | | | | conductor. He is China's first class cellist, and |
| folk instruments such as erhu, biwa (pipa), | | | | former director of the Chinese National |
| guzheng (Chinese zither), and the Chinese flute. | | | | Symphony Orchestra, as well as chief artistic |
| The Celestial Melody Orchestra was specifically | | | | director for the 2006 NTDTV Chinese New Year |
| formed for the Holiday Wonders performances. | | | | Spectacular. |